1-UP Studio is now hiring following a restructure earlier this year. The company’s staff count was reduced from over thirty members to just eighteen. Five graphic designers are wanted for field and character elements. New staffers won’t begin work until December.

While not confirmed, it’s possible that 1-UP may be helping out with development of Super Mario 3D World. You may remember that the team, when it was known as Brownie Brown, contributed to Super Mario 3D Land on the 3DS.

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Tribute Games not currently planning Mercenary Kings for Wii U, but “would love to go back on Nintendo consoles at some point”

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A few months ago, there was talk of Tribute Games becoming a licensed Nintendo developer. Some thought such news could result in a Wii U version of Mercenary Kings. However, while we’ve received official confirmation of Tribute’s dev status, the studio informed us that there aren’t any plans at present to bring the game over to Nintendo’s console.

Tribute co-founder Jean-Francois Major explained: “Considering the size of our team, we have to pick our battles.” For now, the company is focused on completing the PlayStation 4 and PC versions.

“In the end, we pick where we go to next based on where we see getting the biggest audience. A lot of people have been asking for a Vita port, not so much a Wii U one. So it can always help us guide our decisions.”

On the bright side, we were told that as former Game Boy Advance developers, Tribute “would love to go back on Nintendo consoles at some point.”

River City Ransom: Underground Kickstarter opens, could come to consoles/handhelds

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Conatus Creative has launched a new Kickstarter for “River City Ransom: Underground” – a sequel to the legendary NES game. The company managed to acquire a license from Million in April, allowing the team to make an official installment in the series.

River City Ransom: Underground features a 2.5D open world, beat’em up gameplay with RPG elements, as well as more stores, items, local co-op play, and online co-op.

PC is Underground’s only confirmed platform at present. However, consoles and handhelds are also being considered, possibly as stretch goals.

You can find more about River City Ransom: Underground over at the official Kickstarter page. The campaign requires $180,000 CAD by October 9.

Nintendo ultimately not included in the Nikkei 225 stock index, their stock falls 8.4%– the biggest drop in 2 years

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Amid speculation that Nintendo might be added to the Nikkei 225– a stock index that takes a big group of Japanese companies and assigns a monetary value to them as a whole– the company’s shares rose 31%. Today, we learned that they will not be added to the Nikkei 225, resulting in a sharp 8.4% drop in share price. This is the biggest single drop Nintendo has experienced in two years.

Via Polygon

G4 not being rebranded as the Esquire Network after all

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G4 was originally expected to be rebranded as the Esquire Network this year, but those plans have apparently been discarded. Instead, it will launch on the Style Network.

The initial plan was to scrap G4 and kick off the Esquire Network in late April. But that never happened, and G4 will still be kept around. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the channel will continue “for the foreseeable future, though it’s highly unlikely the company will invest in more original programming.”

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Aonuma on concerns with remaking Wind Waker and balance, Miyamoto asked Aonuma to recreate Link to the Past, exploring different story directions for Zelda Wii U

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Polygon has published a new interview with Eiji Aonuma which focuses mostly on the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Still, a couple of questions regarding A Link Between Worlds and Zelda Wii U were also asked. You can find the full Q&A roundup below.

Video: First-person The Legend of Zelda

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Monster Hunter 4 Direct live-stream (9/8/13)

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Presentation will begin at 7 AM ET / 4 AM PT. The broadcast will last 29 minutes.

Japan receives new 3DS Game Card Case covers on Club Nintendo

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The 3DS Game Card Case is sold out over on the North American Club Nintendo website, but it’s still going strong in Japan. Actually, the country has received several new designs – each of which can be found in the gallery above.

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Nicalis says it has “a lot” planned for Wii U, more for 3DS, will always support Nintendo

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Late last month, Nicalis announced that it had cancelled Yatagarasu for the 3DS in favor of a PS Vita version. That news wasn’t exactly well-received by Nintendo fans.

Some questioned Nicalis’ decision on Twitter, but the studio promised that more games are on the way to the 3DS as well as Wii U. The company also said that it “always” intends to support Nintendo systems. In one particular tweet, Nicalis appeared to tease two more 3DS titles in the form of asterisks.

Nicalis wrote: